Policy simulations in the European Union / edited by Amedeo Fossati and John Hutton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fossati, Amedeo, 1937-

Hutton, John J., 1940-

Series:

Routledge new international studies in economic modelling ; 4.

Routledge new international studies in economic modelling ; 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic integration--Econometric models.

International economic integration.

Econometric models.

Economic policy.

European Union countries--Economic policy--Econometric models.

European Union countries.

Europe--Economic integration--Econometric models.

Europe.

Equilibrium (Economics)--Econometric models.

Equilibrium (Economics).

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.

Contents:

Part I International market integration 1

1 A general equilibrium analysis of Mediterranean economic integration: the case of Italy and Algeria / Maurizio Bussolo, Giancarlo Pireddu 3

2 Chilean accession to the Nafta: general equilibrium estimates / Kenneth A. Reinert, David Roland-Holst 24

3 Resource allocation effects of the 1992 CAP reform on the Greek economy / Stella Balfoussias, Roberto A. De Santis 37

Part II Policy simulations with alternative treatments of factor markets 57

4 The labour market effects of VAT harmonisation in a multicountry AGE model / Alan Duncan, John Hutton, Fouad Laroui, Anna Ruocco 59

5 Wage curves and capital mobility in a general equilibrium model of Italy / Roberto Roson 79

6 Development and application of an AGE model with a variable population / Eckhard Lubke 99

Part III Policies for carbon dioxide abatement 123

7 Intra- and intergenerational effects of global carbon limits: a five region analysis / Gunter Stephan, Georg Muller-Furstenberger, Pascal Previdoli 125

8 Unilateral taxation of international environmental externalities and sectoral exemptions / Christoph Bohringer 140

9 Modelling the effects of energy market distortions on the costs of carbon abatement: computable general equilibrium and partial equilibrium assessment / T. Huw Edwards 156

10 Efficiency and distributional effects of ecotaxes in a CGE model for Italy / Alberto Pench 174

Part IV Competitiveness and convergence 191

11 The consequences of technological innovation on employment in the European Union using an AGE approach / Hans Kremers 193

12 The effect of deficit in a multicountry model with perfect mobility of capital / Rosella Levaggi 212

Part V VAT and income tax reform 233

13 German income tax reforms: separating efficiency from redistribution / Hans Fehr, Wolfgang Wiegard 235

14 Are destination and origin principles equivalent? A quantitative evaluation for the European Union / Hans Fehr, Clemente Polo 264

15 Welfare effects of VAT rate harmonisation in the European Union / Barbara Cavalletti, Anna Ruocco 281.

Notes:

Consists of papers presented at a meeting in Genova on Nov. 20-21, 1996.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415153352

OCLC:

37226945